Patong
Beach, Thailand Taken by a local resident who was
about to film a marathon, the video captured
the massive earthquake as it shook the town
of Banda Aceh. Participants and spectators
of the marathon could be seen holding onto
the ground as they waited for the quake to
subside. Cars were jolted from side to side
by the 9.1-strong quake.

Koh Phi
Phi Island, Thailand
Shot by an American tourist the video shows
the tsunami waves getting dangerously close
to the cameraman and his family who luckely
are staying in the 3rd floor of their hotel
therefore only experience a big scare. The
same cannot be said about other tourists who
stayed in lower floors.

Similan
Islands, Thailand
Shot by a tourist in the island of Mu Koh
Similan shows the 2nd wave enter the camping
and headquarters of the National Park which
is located very deep inside the island.
Virtualy no place in the island was left habitable
after the tsunamis struck and destroyed most
of the infrastructure and swept away nearly
all of the food and drinking water.

Kandholhudhoo,
Maldives
This video was aparently shot by a local from
the Maldives Islands. Although it is not very
dramatic one can clearly see how the sea literaly
sweeps through the whole island.

Thailand
This is a long video shot by Israelis and
it shows the tsunami flood ariving and battering
the city. There are amazing shots inside a
building showing the water flood the first
floor taking everything in it's path. At the
end of the video there are a couple of shots
of the destruction left by this devastating
tsunami.

Aceh,
Indonesia
Shot by a wedding photographer perched on
a rooftop in Banda Aceh, Indonesia, the tape
shows a torrent of dark brown water flowing
fast and furious down the street below. The
water, which came about 15 minutes after a
massive undersea quake rocked the area, turned
the street into a river which carried planks,
mattresses, cars, appliances and uprooted
trees, and sent people scampering up the sides
of buildings. The only sounds were those of
people screaming as the surging torrent picked
up everything in its way and flowed as high
as the second floor of the buildings.

Khao
Lak, Thailand
Amateur camcorder footage of the 2004 tsunami
disaster. Obtained by APTN shows the devastating
effects of the tsunami on the Thai holiday
resort of Khao Lak. The pictures show a man
on the beach being engulfed by water as the
overpowering waves rush towards the shore.
Anukul Charoenkul - who owns the Viewpoint
Restaurant - shot the video. He said his restaurant
was full of tourists when the tsunami struck
at around 1030 local time (0330 GMT) on 26
December. He explained he had received an
early warning of the impending disaster from
his brother, who was at a different location
along the coast which had already been struck.
Charoenkul therefore had time to prepare his
camera and catch the moment the tsunami hit
Khao Lak from the third floor of the building
where his restaurant is located. He said that
he shouted at the people on the beach to warn
them, telling them to run, but they could
not hear. Immediately after the waves had
struck, dead bodies could be seen washed up
on the shore. The beach was covered in huge
piles of debris.

Khao Lak,
Thailand
Amateur camcorder footage of the 2004 tsunami
disaster shot by a German tourist. It starts
like a normal day at the beach only the tide
is extremely low and completely unaware of
the incoming Tsunami people are wondering
about exploring this fenomenon and some even
are scooba diving. Then the cameraman starts
noticing some huge waves in the horizon which
start to break and he describes them as "extraordinary"
several times. As the waves get closer he
also notices that the ships are trying to
escape them at full speed and when the first
wave finally reaches one ship and swallows
it whole does he and the tourists on the beach
start to realize the magnitude of what is
comming directly at them. Screams can be heard
from the tourists in the background and he
starts showing increasing concern repeating
the phrase "what is that" untill
he finally panics and tries to flee for his
life.

Koh Lanta,
Thailand
Amateur camcorder footage of the 2004 tsunami
disaster. Shot on beach level in Koh Lanta,
Thailand; several people watch as first wave
grows and crashes, before cameraman's frantic
retreat away from the shore.

Patong
Beach, Thailand.
Amateur camcorder footage of the 2004 tsunami
disaster. Rooftop view of two huge waves battering
buildings along coastline of Patong Beach,
then zoomed-in footage of flooding of city
streets.

Tsunami
- Sri Lanka
Amateur camcorder footage of the 2004 tsunami
disaster. Upper balcony view of Sri Lanka
hotel swimming pool area getting flooded as
observers run away. Woman with camcorder is
frightened, asking "How high will it
go?" before retreating into hallway.

Banda
Aceh, Indonesia
This one starts with semi-grainy footage from
inside the house of an Indonesian government
official. Looks like some people were filming
and then noticed noise outside, so they go
to their window/balcony and you can see huge
masses of water rolling by the window. Note:
this is not the footage with the couple clinging
to the wall in what looks like a swimming
pool.

Thailand
A really quick shot of the wave coming in
and crashing into a garden between two large
hills. Three people are standing in the garden
as the wave comes in, and the video stops
as the wave gets close to them.

Sri Lanka
Resort
Amateur camcorder footage of the 2004 tsunami
disaster. Shot from an upper level hotel balcony,
overlooking a restaurant, pool area, and umbrella-filled
deck. Entire area is quickly flooded as people
cling to trees to survive. Two men narrate
their concerns and observations throughout.

From
Penang, Malaysia
Amateur camcorder footage of the 2004 tsunami
disaster. Shot from walkway above the Penang
Beach shore, long shot of ocean before three
men are caught in battering waves.

Kenya
Amateur camcorder footage of the 2004 tsunami
disaster. Fishing boats being tossed around
like toys in the water.

Unknown
Amateur camcorder footage of the 2004 tsunami
disaster. Filmed by a British tourist.